City government · Clay County, KS

Clay Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clay Center took in $6.9 million and spent $5.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes78%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)18%State tax money1.9%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

40%

of Clay Center's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes78%

Sales tax
40%$2.8 million
Property tax
35%$2.4 million
Other taxes
2.7%$185 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$178 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$604 thousand
  • Garbage collection$279 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
  • Electric power$137 thousand
  • Water$60 thousand
  • Airport$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.9%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
1.9%$134 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$84 thousand
Fines
0.7%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

14%

of Clay Center's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$834 thousand
  • Police$785 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$142 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Airports$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$883 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$604 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$279 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$849 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$624 thousand
  • Libraries$225 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$838 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$681 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$157 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$246 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clay Center. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Clay Center itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.